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soaked to the skin

idiom

: made completely wet
I was soaked to the skin within minutes.

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But then the video switches: the music stops, the beach disappears, and a now-less-than-impressed Roswell is shown hovering over the bath, soaked to the skin, with sand and dirt caking the tub beneath him. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025 But this first paragraph provides a great height from which to fall—they are soaked to the skin. Philip Metres july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025 He was soaked to the skin through his red pants and polka-dot red shirt. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 The albatross, too entangled to spread oil from its tail gland to its feathers for waterproofing, was soaked to the skin. Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024

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“Soaked to the skin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soaked%20to%20the%20skin. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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